(Nanowerk News) FEI Company announced
that Phenom-World, a majority-owned subsidiary of NTS Group B.V. (NTS) of
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has acquired FEI’s Phenom™ product line. NTS has been
FEI’s manufacturing partner and was closely involved with the development of the
innovative desktop scanning electron microscope before it was introduced in 2007. NTS
will continue to manufacture the product, and Phenom-World will assume responsibility
for marketing, sales and distribution of the product worldwide, as well as service and
warranty repairs for the installed base.
FEI will retain a minority position in Phenom-World and will retain certain related
intellectual property. FEI expects this transaction will have a minimal impact on its 2009
fourth quarter earnings and will have a modest positive impact in 2010. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
“This transaction is consistent with our division strategy of focusing on value-added
solutions for specific industries and groups of customers such as natural resources,” said
Paul Scagnetti, vice president and general manager of FEI’s Industry market division.
“As we continue to develop individual applications, we will be able to purchase Phenoms
from Phenom-World when it is appropriate for our customer needs. NTS will combine its manufacturing and engineering strengths with marketing and distribution of the product.”
About FEI
FEI is a leading diversified scientific instruments company. It is a
premier provider of electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale
applications across many industries: industrial and academic materials research, life
sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more. With a 60-year
history of technological innovation and leadership, FEI has set the performance standard
in transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and
DualBeams™, which combine a SEM with a focused ion beam (FIB). FEI’s imaging
systems provide 3D characterization, analysis and modification/prototyping with
resolutions down to the sub-Ångström (one-tenth of a nanometer) level. FEI’s NanoPorts
in North America, Europe and Asia provide centers of technical excellence where its
world-class community of customers and specialists collaborate. FEI has approximately
1800 employees and sales and service operations in more than 50 countries around the
world.
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